[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [War in Ancient India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944) › c6.s3.13 # War in Ancient India c6.s3.13 War in Ancient India c6.s3.13 - **Language:** English ### [c6.s3.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s3.13) The Asidhenu⁷¹ is a small dagger one cubit in length. It has three edges and is used in close fighting. Its handle is slender and small. Perhaps it is the same as the Asyaṣṭi of Kauṭalya. - [Previous: c6.s3.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s3.12) - [Next: c6.s3.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s3.14) - [Up: c6.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s3) ## Cites (1) - [Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya) — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s3.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s3.13) · Pramāṇa